MA in Educational Technology - Coursework
CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Computers
Michael Partridge, Fall 2009
A variety of common computer technologies were addressed and made useful throughout this course including both software and hardware technology. Discussion was centered on appropriate use of each and how a teacher might apply the technology in an effective manner to enhance learning for all students or for certain groups of students. Internet technologies were a particular focus and introduction to emerging resources was provided.
Artifact:
Integrating Technology in the Secondary Classroom Presentation
This presentation was designed to argue for the use of technology in secondary classrooms in a debate about its overall effectiveness and necessity in today's classroom.
Michael Partridge, Fall 2009
A variety of common computer technologies were addressed and made useful throughout this course including both software and hardware technology. Discussion was centered on appropriate use of each and how a teacher might apply the technology in an effective manner to enhance learning for all students or for certain groups of students. Internet technologies were a particular focus and introduction to emerging resources was provided.
Artifact:
Integrating Technology in the Secondary Classroom Presentation
This presentation was designed to argue for the use of technology in secondary classrooms in a debate about its overall effectiveness and necessity in today's classroom.
CEP 811 - Adapting Innovative Technology to Teaching
Melissa White, Spring 2010
This course focused on learning about and making use of specific Web 2.0 technologies for the classroom to meet the needs of each participant's field of expertise. Products of this course included several online or computer-aided learning tools that could be adapted for many situations or types of learners.
Artifacts:
Introduction to the TI-Nspire StAIR Project
Designed to be a stand-alone instructional resource (StAIR), this presentation allows students to familiarize themselves with the TI-Nspire graphing calculator at their own pace. Upon completing the activity, students will understand the basic applications and how to use them for their unique purposes as part of the overall technology.
WebQuest for High School Geometry
This WebQuest takes introduces students to the Pythagorean Theorem as an important and relevant geometric concept for measuring and using right triangles. The activity is designed to be a self-paced but carefully guided exploration of the theorem and several proofs and applications of it in the world. This activity is aligned with state standards for high school geometry students.
Melissa White, Spring 2010
This course focused on learning about and making use of specific Web 2.0 technologies for the classroom to meet the needs of each participant's field of expertise. Products of this course included several online or computer-aided learning tools that could be adapted for many situations or types of learners.
Artifacts:
Introduction to the TI-Nspire StAIR Project
Designed to be a stand-alone instructional resource (StAIR), this presentation allows students to familiarize themselves with the TI-Nspire graphing calculator at their own pace. Upon completing the activity, students will understand the basic applications and how to use them for their unique purposes as part of the overall technology.
WebQuest for High School Geometry
This WebQuest takes introduces students to the Pythagorean Theorem as an important and relevant geometric concept for measuring and using right triangles. The activity is designed to be a self-paced but carefully guided exploration of the theorem and several proofs and applications of it in the world. This activity is aligned with state standards for high school geometry students.
CEP 812 - Applying Educational Technology to Problems of Practice
Melissa White, Spring 2010
Making use of technology to deepen understanding and work towards solving various problems of practice was the main focus of this course. Finding, developing, and providing rationale for the usefulness of each technology was discussed and implemented.
Artifacts:
Special Interest Group: Virtual Tutoring
Sigtutor is a Wikispace designed as a group project that provides online tutoring resources for teachers and students for middle school core subject areas.
Matter of Ethics Lesson Plan
This lesson provides framework for teachers wanting to introduce their students or deepen understanding of copyright in internet works and how to correctly use and site pieces of research used in academic writing.
Personal Technology Plan
A narrative piece, this essay describes my goals and reasons for applying various technologies to my classroom teaching. The writing is in response to the State of Michigan Educational Technology plan, which emphasizes the importance of technology literacy for all students.
Melissa White, Spring 2010
Making use of technology to deepen understanding and work towards solving various problems of practice was the main focus of this course. Finding, developing, and providing rationale for the usefulness of each technology was discussed and implemented.
Artifacts:
Special Interest Group: Virtual Tutoring
Sigtutor is a Wikispace designed as a group project that provides online tutoring resources for teachers and students for middle school core subject areas.
Matter of Ethics Lesson Plan
This lesson provides framework for teachers wanting to introduce their students or deepen understanding of copyright in internet works and how to correctly use and site pieces of research used in academic writing.
Personal Technology Plan
A narrative piece, this essay describes my goals and reasons for applying various technologies to my classroom teaching. The writing is in response to the State of Michigan Educational Technology plan, which emphasizes the importance of technology literacy for all students.
CEP 822 - Approaches to Educational Research
Dr. David Wong, Summer 2010
This course's goal was to address the educational research field in its common state by ways of gathering and analyzing data in electronic formats. Research on a specific, current issue in the world of education was conducted and organized in a final writing project for the course. Methods for research were both broad and deep to encompass a wide body of sources.
Artifact:
Teaching and Research Project
This project is a formal research piece entitled "What are the Effects of Single-Gender Education in Secondary Mathematics on Female Students?" A variety of academic sources are cited throughout as the issue is discussed.
Dr. David Wong, Summer 2010
This course's goal was to address the educational research field in its common state by ways of gathering and analyzing data in electronic formats. Research on a specific, current issue in the world of education was conducted and organized in a final writing project for the course. Methods for research were both broad and deep to encompass a wide body of sources.
Artifact:
Teaching and Research Project
This project is a formal research piece entitled "What are the Effects of Single-Gender Education in Secondary Mathematics on Female Students?" A variety of academic sources are cited throughout as the issue is discussed.
CEP 800 - Learning in School and Other Subjects
Dr. Nick Sheltron, Fall 2010
The focus of this course was on the process by which humans learn and progress through stages of development according to the work of various educational theorists. Various perspectives were studied and related to one another through the lens of learning by means of appropriate and available technology.
Artifacts:
Podcast - "How Students Learn"
In this podcast, several students are interviewed about the topic of "knowing someone is a good friend." Responses are analyzed to gain better understanding of how adolescents process events and sort through experiences in order to learn from them.
Final Project - Facebook Status Updates by Educational Theorists
This project illustrates both my understanding of the viewpoints of several educational theorists and their likely response to one another's work, and my increased ability to use technology to creatively present my understanding using image creating and editing software.
Dr. Nick Sheltron, Fall 2010
The focus of this course was on the process by which humans learn and progress through stages of development according to the work of various educational theorists. Various perspectives were studied and related to one another through the lens of learning by means of appropriate and available technology.
Artifacts:
Podcast - "How Students Learn"
In this podcast, several students are interviewed about the topic of "knowing someone is a good friend." Responses are analyzed to gain better understanding of how adolescents process events and sort through experiences in order to learn from them.
Final Project - Facebook Status Updates by Educational Theorists
This project illustrates both my understanding of the viewpoints of several educational theorists and their likely response to one another's work, and my increased ability to use technology to creatively present my understanding using image creating and editing software.
CEP 820 - Teaching K12 Students Online
Dr. Mike DeSchryver, Fall 2010
A slew of possibilities for online learning and course development were addressed in this course. The main outcome of the course was the creation of an online course module that included learning, examples, student work, student interaction, and assessment of learning. Careful analysis was done of what was offered by multiply course management systems and pros and cons for each were addressed as selection for the final project was made.
Artifact:
Online Course Module for Algebra I Students
This module is an introductory lesson to a classroom designed to be interacted with both with face-to-face components and internet coursework. Throughout this module, which is housed on Moodle, students will gain basic understanding of function shapes and the connection between function rules, tables, and graphs by accessing a variety of internet-based resources as well as producing their own unique products to demonstrate understanding.
Dr. Mike DeSchryver, Fall 2010
A slew of possibilities for online learning and course development were addressed in this course. The main outcome of the course was the creation of an online course module that included learning, examples, student work, student interaction, and assessment of learning. Careful analysis was done of what was offered by multiply course management systems and pros and cons for each were addressed as selection for the final project was made.
Artifact:
Online Course Module for Algebra I Students
This module is an introductory lesson to a classroom designed to be interacted with both with face-to-face components and internet coursework. Throughout this module, which is housed on Moodle, students will gain basic understanding of function shapes and the connection between function rules, tables, and graphs by accessing a variety of internet-based resources as well as producing their own unique products to demonstrate understanding.
CEP 805 - Learning Math with Technology
Dr. Ralph Putnam, Spring 2011
The goal of this course was to examine the evolution of school mathematics and its consistent focus on learning as a cognitive and social process. Both elementary and secondary learning environments were studied by means of The Principles and Standards of School Mathematics from the National Counsel of Teachers of Mathematics. Best practices were addressed by means of implementing appropriate technology to enhance and further learning by broadening perspectives and encouraging personal growth.
Artifact:
Online Resource Library
This resource library provides links intended to be used by teachers of eighth grade math students. Resources are internet-based and free. Some resources provide independent work opportunities for students while many can be presented to a class, small group, or individual student to introduce or continue on topics related to the curriculum.
Dr. Ralph Putnam, Spring 2011
The goal of this course was to examine the evolution of school mathematics and its consistent focus on learning as a cognitive and social process. Both elementary and secondary learning environments were studied by means of The Principles and Standards of School Mathematics from the National Counsel of Teachers of Mathematics. Best practices were addressed by means of implementing appropriate technology to enhance and further learning by broadening perspectives and encouraging personal growth.
Artifact:
Online Resource Library
This resource library provides links intended to be used by teachers of eighth grade math students. Resources are internet-based and free. Some resources provide independent work opportunities for students while many can be presented to a class, small group, or individual student to introduce or continue on topics related to the curriculum.
CEP 815 - Technology and Leadership
Dr. Nick Sheltron, Spring 2011
Through interacting in the world of education under emerging technologies, we find ourselves constantly asking the question: What should I use, how do I use it, and how can I measure its effectiveness for learning? This course demanded careful attention to all parts of this question by encouraging careful scrutiny be given to technologies in various educational settings and addressed the implications of evolving technologies on the world of education and concept of learning.
Artifact:
Missional vs. Instrumental Thinking Prezi
This presentation demonstrates both my understanding of the importance of graduating from instrumental to missional thinking (by having deeper understanding of material be the ultimate goal of using technology in education). Also demonstrated is my ability to creatively use Prezi, a relevant internet-based freeware option for organizing presentations.
Encouraging Hybrid Learning Presentation using Google Docs
Designed as a presentation for a proposed solution to students lacking mastery of material and experiencing failing grades in traditional classrooms, this presentation in Google Docs' presentation editor focuses on the idea of creating hybrid classroom environments that make significant use of online resources to encourage motivation and deeper understanding of curriculum.
Dr. Nick Sheltron, Spring 2011
Through interacting in the world of education under emerging technologies, we find ourselves constantly asking the question: What should I use, how do I use it, and how can I measure its effectiveness for learning? This course demanded careful attention to all parts of this question by encouraging careful scrutiny be given to technologies in various educational settings and addressed the implications of evolving technologies on the world of education and concept of learning.
Artifact:
Missional vs. Instrumental Thinking Prezi
This presentation demonstrates both my understanding of the importance of graduating from instrumental to missional thinking (by having deeper understanding of material be the ultimate goal of using technology in education). Also demonstrated is my ability to creatively use Prezi, a relevant internet-based freeware option for organizing presentations.
Encouraging Hybrid Learning Presentation using Google Docs
Designed as a presentation for a proposed solution to students lacking mastery of material and experiencing failing grades in traditional classrooms, this presentation in Google Docs' presentation editor focuses on the idea of creating hybrid classroom environments that make significant use of online resources to encourage motivation and deeper understanding of curriculum.
TE 846 - Accomodating Differences in Literacy Learners
Jennifer Knight, Summer 2011
This course satisfies the requirement for all educators in the state of Michigan seeking a Professional Certificate to complete coursework focused on reading strategies intervention and differentiation. Addressed throughout the course were various issues in education faced by students in regards to literacy in all subject areas. A research project was conducted to look at how specific teaching strategies could address a student's specific literacy needs and how one might better differentiate the classroom according to what works best to meet each need.
Artifact:
Literacy Case Study
My case study for this course makes use of multiple recognized comprehension progress monitoring standards and presents ideas that can be transferred from the individual student studied to others who need practice bridging the gap between reading fluently and reading for understanding.
Jennifer Knight, Summer 2011
This course satisfies the requirement for all educators in the state of Michigan seeking a Professional Certificate to complete coursework focused on reading strategies intervention and differentiation. Addressed throughout the course were various issues in education faced by students in regards to literacy in all subject areas. A research project was conducted to look at how specific teaching strategies could address a student's specific literacy needs and how one might better differentiate the classroom according to what works best to meet each need.
Artifact:
Literacy Case Study
My case study for this course makes use of multiple recognized comprehension progress monitoring standards and presents ideas that can be transferred from the individual student studied to others who need practice bridging the gap between reading fluently and reading for understanding.
CEP 807 - Proseminar in Educational Technology (in progress)
Dr. Matthew Koehler, Fall 2011
Artifact:
Online Professional Portfolio
The creation of this website in its entirety was the primary work completed for this course. By creating an online portfolio of my professional career, I can communicate the significant work and development undergone towards my degree.
Dr. Matthew Koehler, Fall 2011
Artifact:
Online Professional Portfolio
The creation of this website in its entirety was the primary work completed for this course. By creating an online portfolio of my professional career, I can communicate the significant work and development undergone towards my degree.